The metaphor that complemented the shepherd, the one that helped me hear his voice and listen with wonder, was the poet. The rebellious poet, who was both God and Human, full of wisdom and revelation and grace.

The place where the shepherd and poet came together for me was when I understood that Jesus was pleased to identify as me and saw me as a saint.

Not a forgiven sinner, which leaves me stuck in the past, but a restored saint, that is both sacred and loved by him.

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